Today the most efficient gas-powered pickups are rated for only 22 mpg and while plug-in tech could easily double that or more, thus far only startups are announcing plans to do so. While legacy automakers raise prices on incrementally improved conventional tech, and report increased ...

Hyundai isn’t sitting on its electric laurels with just one EV. In addition to the recently launched electric Ioniq, it looks like an electric SUV is on the way with north of 200-miles real-world range. The news comes from Auto Bild, via PushEVs . They’ve reported that there will be a...

Chelsea Sexton, EVs: A Look Back, Part One of Two In part one of a two piece interview, Bob Tregilus talks with long-time electric car champion, Chelsea Sexton. Stay tuned for part two later this summer.

Havelaar Bison electric pickup Enlarge Photo The electric-vehicle market remains in infancy, but non-traditional automakers are beginning to explore and tap the potential market for multiple types of vehicles powered by batteries. Canadian company Havelaar is the most recent to try it...

The number of electric cars on the roads around the world rose to 2 million in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook. China remained the largest market in 2016, accounting for more than 4...

Global plug-in vehicle sales in Q1 of 2017 were 191,700 units, 40 % higher than for the same period 2016. These include all global BEV and PHEV passenger cars sales, light trucks in USA/Canada and light commercial vehicle in Europe. 65 % were pure electric (BEV) and 35 % were plug-in ...

2017 Toyota Prius Prime Enlarge Photo Toyota quietly unloaded the rest of its Tesla shares near the end of last year. In the process, the Japanese automaker confirmed its partnership to develop electric vehicles and related technologies had been canceled. Toyota has by far shown the m...

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Fisker Inc. released design specifications and three teaser photos yesterday on its all-electric EMotion. Lightening the car up and using a patented crash design means it can safely achieve 400-miles of range on a charge and a top speed of 161 mph, the company said of the “clean sheet...

The global stock of plug-in electrified vehicles crested past 2 million last year, but there’s still a long way to go, say policymakers and advocates. In its Global EV Outlook 2017 , the International Energy Agency documented the total number of plug-in hybrids and all-electric cars a...

Autolist warns that new car sales may have seen their last great peak in the US and that car companies need to get used to selling fewer new cars every year. That lesson has not been lost on manufacturers, many of whom are deeply committed to transitioning at least part of their futur...

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XL Hybrids Inc. has announced new fleet customers that intend to purchase its XLP plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution for Ford F-150 pickup trucks. The Fleet-Ready technology is the industry’s first ship-thru upfit on half-ton pickup trucks from a leading OEM. XLP wi...

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With some of the best race locations in any series, Jaguar driver Mitch Evans feels that Formula E is a “proper drivers’ championship.” He acknowledges the competitive grids require Jaguar to manage a learning curve that means “finding that sweet spot in each race.” His pre-race prep ...

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This is the first image Tesla has officially released for the Model Y. The American automaker shared the teaser image at the company’s 2017 Annual Shareholder Meeting at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. The Tesla Model Y will be a compact crossover, serving as...

Fuel Cell System Manufacturing LLC (FCSM), the joint venture company established by General Motors and Honda for the production of advanced hydrogen fuel cell systems, today revealed its company logo at an event where local elected officials were recognized for helping bring the opera...

The Netherlands have registered 588 plug-in passenger cars last month, the worst result in three years, down 8% year-on-year. From 588 registrations 489 were battery-electric vehicles (up 213% year-on-year), while plug-in hybrids accounted for 99 (down 80% year-on-year) The Tesla Mode...

Fisker Inc. released the design specifications and teaser photos of their 2019 production vehicle, the Fisker EMotion. Fisker said the EMotion delivers “an astounding over 400-mile electric range” and a top speed of 161 mph. The new EMotion is a clean sheet design from the inside out,...